Tag: Jay Beagle

Rumors II: Capitals and NHL Expansion

Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: The Capitals had been looking to find a No. 2 center for awhile, but early offseason thoughts have them thinking that Evgeny Kuznetsov could fill that hole. UFAs Eric Fehr's third line center role…

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Rumors I: Penguins, Devils and Red Wings

Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford on free agency. “There aren’t as many top-end guys, what you would call the ‘impact guys,’ ” Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said. “But there are still good players who…

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Rumors V: Free Agent Notes – Sharks, Capitals and Canucks

Dhiren Mahiban of Pro Hockey Talk: The Sharks and RFA defenseman Brenden Dillon are working on a new contract that could be done in the next few weeks. “My kind of gut feel is that it should get done within…

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Rumors I: Devils, Avalanche and Capitals

Rich Chere of The Record: Who the Devils pick at No. 6 could be undecided upon until two hours before the start of round one according to their director of scouting, David Conte, and could change via a trade up…

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Rumors IV: Capitals, Devils, Coyotes, Flyers and the Senators

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: It will be hard for the Capitals to re-sign Mike Green and get under the salary cap. After the season, GM Brian MacLellan said that they could go into next season with Nate Schmidt and…

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Rumors II: Byfuglien, Kings and Beagle

Ken Wiebe of Ted Wyman of the Winnipeg Sun: Wiebe and Wyman look at what the Jets should do with Dustin Byfuglien - sign to an extension, playout next season and risk losing for nothing or to trade this offseason.Wiebe…

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Rumors I: Bruins, Avs, Sharks, Rychel, Jagr, Toffoli and Capitals

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Bruins may not be able sign Zane McIntrye until July 1st, though it is expected to get done. He could test free agency if he wanted too.The Avalanche will be looking for a defensive partner…

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Rumors I: Capitals Offseason – Holtby, Gleason, Green and Johansson

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals Braden Holtby is a pending RFA. He doesn't plan on getting that involved in the contract talks, but would prefer to do a long-term deal to remain in Washington. “Job security is something that…

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Injuries: Cole, Pacioretty, Hedman, Atkinson, Pearson and More

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Eric Cole  is done for the season, and his career is in jeopardy with a spinal cord contusion. "I consulted with a few doctors last week and I've been advised not to play the…

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Injuries: Sharks, Hedman, St. Louis, Connolly, Miller and More

Image from @KyleWIIM of Red Wings Drew Miller Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic may miss only one more game with his lower-body injury. Micro Mueller is likely out the remainder of the season with a left…

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Injuries: St. Louis, Shattenkirk, Ehrhoff, Dubinsky, Cole and More

Steve Zipay of Newsday: Rangers Martin St. Louis skated for the first time yesterday since spraining his MCL on March 15th. "My next step is to see how I feel later today, take it a day at a time," said…

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Injuries: Miller, Datsyuk, Malkin, Krejci, Lundqvist and More

Farhan Lalji: Canucks Ryan Miller will not be back before the playoffs. Elliott Pap: Canucks GM Jim Benning in a text after Lalji's report: "I haven't heard that Ryan (Miller) is going to be out longer than expected." Ansar Khan: Red…

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